12-688: Landing Gear is the fifth solo studio album by American rapper Devin the Dude . It was released on October 7, 2008 via Razor & Tie . Recording sessions took place at the Coughee Pot in Houston . Production was handled by Rockstar, Cozmo, Domo, C-Ray Sullivan, Destrukshon, D. Hatter, D. Washington, Chuck Heat, Luster Baker, Rob Quest, and Devin himself. It features guest appearances from 14K, Dee-Rail, G Monee, Joseph Edwards Jr., L.C., Snoop Dogg , Tony Mack and Young Malice. The album peaked at number 47 on
24-587: A girl or two". David Peisner of Spin resumed: "none of this will make Devin a star anytime soon, but that's less his fault than it is everyone else's". In mixed reviews, Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club found "Devin's singsong flow remains hypnotic, and his silky, seductive croon can make a dis feel like a kiss, but this time, it's in service to forgettable songs unworthy of his singular talent". Chase Hoffberger of The Austin Chronicle stated: "those slinky, drip-dropping beats and lyrical offerings trapped in
36-816: A rapper, and record producer Jugg Mugg. The trio formed the group the Odd Squad . After forming the Odd Squad (later known as the Coughee Brothaz), the group signed to Rap-A-Lot Records . The label is notable for being the home of hip-hop artists such as Geto Boys , Scarface , and Too Much Trouble . Copeland moved on to become part of Scarface's Facemob before going solo in 1998. Copeland has released ten solo albums: The Dude ( 1998 ), Just Tryin' ta Live ( 2002 ), To tha X-Treme ( 2004 ), Waitin' to Inhale ( 2007 ), Landing Gear ( 2008 ), Suite 420 ( 2010 ), Gotta Be Me (2010), One for
48-642: A triumvirate of weed, women, and--somehow equally--coffee will leave nonindulgers thinking LG's a bit repetitive". Devin the Dude Devin Copeland better known by his stage name Devin the Dude , is an American rapper. Devin Copeland was born in Pontiac, Michigan . He spent most of his early childhood in St. Petersburg, Florida and moved to Houston, Texas while in the fourth grade. He spent
60-474: Is currently being distributed by E1 Entertainment , formerly Koch. In 2012 Devin starred in the stoner comedy Highway , in which two pot smoking buddies go on a quest to find the best bud in the country on the legendary Highway 420. The soundtrack featured songs by 2 Chainz , UGK , Smoke DZA , Tha Dogg Pound , Slim Thug , Curren$ y , David Banner , Asher Roth and more. On June 24, 2013, Devin announced that his eighth studio album would be titled One for
72-681: The Billboard 200 , number 9 on the Top R&;B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 5 on the Top Rap Albums in the United States. Landing Gear was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics . At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 68, based on six reviews. AllMusic 's David Jeffries wrote: "Devin's target audience, on
84-551: The Dude . It was released on March 20, 2007, through Rap-A-Lot Records , making it his final record for the label. Recording sessions took place at The Coughee Pot, Studio 7303 and Dean's List House of Hits in Houston . Production was handled by Domo, Chuck Heat, Mike Dean , Sendar, Davey D, Picnic Tyme, Rob Quest, and Devin himself. It features guest appearances from the Coughee Brothaz , André 3000 , Bun B , Lil Wayne and Snoop Dogg . The album peaked at number 30 on
96-552: The Road (2013), Acoustic Levitation (2017) and Still Rollin' Up: Somethin' To Ride With (2019). He also made a number of guest appearances, including on Dr. Dre 's "Fuck You" in 1999, De La Soul 's "Baby Phat" in 2001, Slim Thug 's "I'm Back" off of Boss of All Bosses in 2009, Gucci Mane 's "Kush Is My Cologne" of off The State vs Radric Davis in 2009 alongside Bun B & E-40 , Tech N9ne 's "After Party" in 2010 off of The Gates Mixed Plate, and Young Jeezy's "Higher Learning" off of
108-478: The Road and be released in September 2013. It was later confirmed for an October 8, 2013, release. Despite being a critical success, Devin the Dude has not achieved mainstream success. Kelefa Sanneh , writing for The New York Times in 2005, called him "A brilliant oddball with a spaced-out flow." Waitin%27 to Inhale Waitin' to Inhale is the fourth solo studio album by American rapper Devin
120-464: The late 2011 album Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition. In 2007, he appeared in a documentary titled Screwed In Houston produced by VBS/Vice Magazine that details the history of the Houston rap scene. In 2008, he ended his 15-year relationship with Houston-based Rap-A-Lot Records after he decided not to renew his contract. Later that year, he signed with indie label Razor & Tie . Devin
132-559: The other hand, embraces sleaze, porno, weed, and hip-hop with plenty of memorable stingers, and seeing as how Landing Gear delivers on all counts, fans of Texas ' most blunted rapper will once again be pleased". Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews wrote: "it's fair to say that if there's one criticism of Devin that can truly stick it's that he takes the "Dude" aspect of his personality very seriously, and in few songs will you see him regard women as more than just objects of his sexual conquest. Nonetheless songs like 'Me, You' show he can still charm
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#1732775637918144-481: The rest of his youth moving back and forth between New Boston and Houston , finally settling in Houston after graduating from high school. He smoked marijuana for the first time at a skating rink in seventh grade; marijuana later became a major influence on his music. As a teenager, Copeland became interested in breakdancing , joining several dance crews until he began rapping, which soon became his main interest. After graduating from high school, he met Rob Quest,
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